Mild High Club Explained

Mild High Club is an American psychedelic pop group, led by the musician Alexander Brettin.^[1]

History

Brettin grew up in the Midwest, playing flute in his school band.^[2] He majored in jazz studies at Columbia College in Chicago, and started Mild High Club in 2013.^[3] Brettin worked on Mild High Club's first album, Timeline, for almost three years until its release in 2015.^[4]

His sophomore LP, Skiptracing, was released in 2016. Pitchfork reviewed the album, stating Skiptracing is an improvement from Timeline, where "a more confident artist emerges with a fuller vision and voice."^[5]

On July 27, 2021, after nearly five years of waiting, Mild High Club's new album was announced, named Going, Going, Gone. This announcement was accompanied by a single from said album, "Me Myself and Dollar Hell". It was released on September 17, 2021.^[6]

"Homage", from the album Skiptracing, was certified Gold by RIAA in 2022.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

• Timeline (2015)
• Skiptracing (2016)
• Sketches of Brunswick East (2017, with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard)
• Going, Going, Gone (2021)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mild High Club: Skiptracing. Pitchfork. en. 2020-02-13.
2. Web site: 5 questions with Mild High Club. El Paso Times. en. 2020-02-14.
3. Web site: An Interview with Mild High Club. 2017-06-20. BOSTON HASSLE. en-US. 2020-02-13.
4. Web site: Mild High Club's New Album, Skiptracing, Is Embedded With Double Entendres and Noir Influences. 2016-08-18. SF Weekly. en-US. 2020-02-14.
5. Web site: Mild High Club: Skiptracing. Pitchfork. en. 2020-02-14.
6. Web site: Mild High Club – Going Going Gone | Stones Throw Records. Stonesthrow.com. 2021-09-17.
7. United States. Mild High Club. January 22, 2022.